Excerpt: For his new film, “Red Hook Summer,” the 55-year-old director [Spike Lee] has gone independent, shot on digital, and gathered a bevy of controversial topics guaranteed to spark outrage and debate. “Red Hook Summer” is his most incendiary and fascinating movie since the 1990s, blending “Do the Right Thing” with “Crooklyn” by relating difficult subject matter through the experience of a child.

Ron Wilkinson @ Monstersandcritics.com

Excerpt: Skipping over the neighborhood like a spinning stone, Lee’s rocking Red Hook looks great in Technicolor.